CARRY-FORWARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carry-forward mean? 

• CARRY-FORWARD (noun)
  The noun CARRY-FORWARD has 1 sense:

1. the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves

  Familiarity information: CARRY-FORWARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARRY-FORWARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

carry-forward; carry-over

Hypernyms ("carry-forward" is a kind of...):

balance (the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)